Press Releases

May 17, 2013

Congresswoman Barbara Lee Introduces Resolution Recognizing International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia

Issues: LGBT

Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced a House resolution recognizing the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. The resolution highlights the estimated nine million Americans who identify as gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT), including the 2.5 million who are school-aged youth. The resolution also outlines the specific effects of homophobia and transphobia, including that anti-LGBT violence is the third most frequent bias crime in the United States.

May 11, 2013

Congresswoman Barbara Lee Announces Artistic Discovery Winners

Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) announced that San Leandro High School senior Sumedh Vedanthi was selected as the winner of the 31st annual Artistic Discovery High School Congressional Arts Competition representing California's 13th Congressional District. Congresswoman Lee announced the winner of this year’s competition during a ceremony at the Albert H. Dewitt Officers’ Club in Alameda on Saturday, May 11, 2013.

May 8, 2013

Rep. Barbara Lee Applauds President Obama on Nominating Davita Vance-Cooks for Public Printer, Government Printing Office

Congresswoman Barbara Lee released the following statement in response to President Obama nominating Davita Vance-Cooks to be Public Printer of the Government Printing Office.

May 8, 2013

Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Progressive Caucus Hold Hearing on Implications of U.S. Drone Policy

Issues: Global Peace & Security

Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, including Peace and Security Task Force Chair Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and CPC Co-Chairs Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN) and members of the Progressive Caucus, held a hearing today on United States drone policy.

May 8, 2013

MEDIA ADVISORY: Progressive Caucus to Hold Hearing on Drones

Issues: Global Peace & Security

Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, including Peace and Security Task Force Chair Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and CPC Co-Chairs Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN), will hold a hearing on United States drone policy today, Wednesday, May 8th, at 3:00 p.m. The oversight hearing will focus on lethal drones operations abroad, questions of due process, the implications for executive and congressional war making authority, as well as the precedent being set as other nations rapidly adopt drone technology.

May 7, 2013

Reps. Lee and Ros-Lehtinen Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Modernize Discriminatory HIV/AIDS Laws

Issues: HIV/AIDS

Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee ( D-Calif.) was joined by Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) to introduce H.R. 1843, the Repeal Existing Policies that Encourage and Allow Legal (REPEAL) HIV Discrimination Act. The REPEAL Act expresses the sense of Congress that federal and state laws, policies, and regulations should not place a unique or additional burden on individuals solely as a result of their HIV status.

May 3, 2013

Congresswoman Barbara Lee Highlights Positive Economic Growth in April Job Numbers

Issues: Economy and Jobs, Poverty

Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced that the economy added 165,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 7.5 percent in April. With private businesses adding 176,000 jobs, this marks the 38th consecutive month of private sector growth.

May 1, 2013

Rep. Barbara Lee Applauds President’s Nomination of Rep. Mel Watt to Head FHFA

Issues: Housing

Congresswoman Barbara Lee released the following statement today on President Obama's nomination of CBC Member and former CBC Chair Rep. Mel Watt as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

Apr 30, 2013

Congresswoman Lee Calls for Prohibition of CIA ‘Ghost Money’

Issues: Global Peace & Security, Poverty

Congresswoman Barbara Lee released the following statement today regarding the counterproductive transfer of tens of millions of dollars in cash directly from the CIA to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, as highlighted by The New York Times.

Apr 26, 2013